The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) is charged with marketing Southern Nevada as the premier tourism and convention destination worldwide. The LVCVA also owns and operates the Las Vegas Convention Center. With approximately 150,000 hotel rooms and 14 million square feet of meeting and exhibit space citywide, the LVCVA’s mission centers on attracting ever-increasing numbers of leisure and business visitors to the area. The LVCVA is the official destination marketing organization for Las Vegas and earned accreditation as such by Destinations International (formerly known as DMAI) in 2007. The LVCVA also works to bring visitors to Las Vegas and Clark County by promoting and sponsoring various special events, including two annual NASCAR Cup Series weekends, Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and the Las Vegas Bowl. Las Vegas has evolved tremendously in recent years and continues to capture the world’s imagination, because what happens in Vegas, only happens in Vegas. Beyond the 24-hour-a-day casino excitement are some of the best restaurants, the most unique entertainment options, world-class sporting events and professional sports teams and venues, premier shopping and spas and fantastic golf – not to mention the greatest variety of meetings venues and resort accommodations in the world.

ACTIVATE 
verb ac·ti·vate \ ˈak-tə-ˌvāt
to set up with the necessary personnel and equipment

Las Vegas Expo Complete Show Services can offer everything you need for a Conference, Exposition, Brand Activation and Live Experiences.   Our Core business is providing just what our name says, Complete Show Services; we are experts in General Service Contracting, Live Events, Exhibitor Appointed Contractor Installation & Dismantle labor services, Custom Exhibit Fabrication & Rentals, Logistics and Exhibit Storage.

Complete Show Services has quietly grown since its inception 28 years ago.  We have done that by doing what our Founder’s mantra is; We do what we say we are going to do and we do it better.  Our goal is to provide everyone we interact with a positive exhibition experience through gracious hospitality and attention to detail.

Meet AC, Atlantic City’s Destination Management Organization, is a non-profit sales organization whose mission is convention development. Meet AC creates visitor spending and economic impact through the bookings of meetings and conventions in Atlantic City. Not only can we help you book your meeting or event at the Atlantic City Convention Center, but we also sell and book business throughout all the hotels in Atlantic City. Meet AC is a complimentary service and is a critical asset in the planning process for your organization. Our team is prepared to provide extensive help with the planning process along with expert knowledge of the destination. Atlantic City, New Jersey is 60 miles from Philadelphia, 125 miles from New York, and 175 miles from Washington, DC. Once your meeting or event is through, Atlantic City guarantees something for everyone with fast-paced excitement or activities to unwind, we have year-round fun for everyone.

Orlando is the place where meetings become memorable. And the Visit Orlando team goes the distance to help create conventions that are unconventional. Continuously ranked as Cvent’s No. 1 meeting destination in the country, Orlando offers unique event spaces, hotels, dining and entertainment unlike anywhere else.

We have a long track record of partnering with planners to craft unforgettable experiences for attendees. As Certified Meeting Professionals (CMP), our Destination Experience team is well-versed in the complexities of planning events of all sizes. From providing hands-on assistance with coordinating venues to offering deep expertise on the destination, we are at your service.

Our dining is on the rise. For the first time ever, Orlando’s culinary scene was recognized by the MICHELIN Guide. The destination has more than 40 international cuisines represented throughout our diverse neighborhoods with notable new restaurants opening every year.

Orlando offers immersive experiences and unique venues that will leave your group speechless, from a VIP reception with a fireworks show or a private event for thousands at a world-class theme park. And there are always new entertainment opportunities for teams to bond and conference attendees to connect.

Learn more about our offerings and dedicated service at OrlandoMeeting.com.

The award-winning Orange County Convention Center provides approximately $3 billion in economic impact to Central Florida annually. In recent years, the Convention Center has averaged nearly 200 events, including 115 conventions and tradeshows that attract more than 1.5 million attendees to the region each year. For more information about the Orange County Convention Center, visit www.occc.net.

Map Your Show, LLC (MYS) is the leading trade show and conference technology partner that enables your team to grow revenue and profitability at scale, while maximizing ROI for attendees and exhibitors. MYS’s software provides a central hub to drive attendee acquisition, manage all exhibitor sales activity, and accurately measure all event data with ease. For nearly twenty years, MYS has armed show organizers with the tools to manage all aspects and phases of the show cycle effectively.

Atlanta offers an unparalleled experience as one of the top convention cities in the country. Including its walkable convention and entertainment district, connectivity through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, nearly 107,000 hotel rooms in the metro region and the ever-evolving Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC), now is the time to book your next event in Atlanta.

GWCC is the world’s largest LEED-certified convention center and sits in the heart of Downtown. It hosts some of the country’s largest shows with more than 1 million square feet of contiguous exhibit space. The convention center campus includes Mercedes-Benz Stadium and the 22-acre greenspace, Centennial Olympic Park. The park is surrounded by world-class attractions that double as venues, creating an event that can be experienced only in Atlanta. GWCC continues to expand with the anticipated 975-room Signia by Hilton Atlanta. The new hotel will connect directly to the convention center and is expected to welcome conventioneers in 2024

The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is Built to Host. The sixth largest Convention Center in the nation features over 1.1 million square feet of prime contiguous exhibit space, two multi-purpose ballrooms and a 4,000-seat divisible performing arts theater.

The Great Hall ballroom boasts 60,000 column-free square feet with 25,000 square feet of pre-function space, terrace, and pedestrian plaza. The grand entrance is overlooked by a high-definition, video display board.

The impressive 3 million square foot Convention Center, which so perfectly complements the city’s walkable hotel packages, has embarked on a $557 million improvement plan including interior modernizations, renovations to its 140 meeting rooms, restroom renovations, and a complete makeover of its exterior experience.

Recent improvements include digital signage upgrades for each meeting room, a centrally located Transportation Center to allow shuttles, taxis and ride-shares to more efficiently move attendees, and wayfinding kiosks installed throughout the lobbies.

The new 7.5 acre pedestrian park is complete, and features interactive water elements, live event spaces, public art installations and shaded gathering places.

As a consistent Top 10 host of the largest number of conventions and tradeshows annually, New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is an expert in hosting groups of all sizes and industries.

Convention Data Services (CDS), a Freeman Company, is the trusted event registration, business intelligence, and lead management partner servicing top show organizers worldwide. Headquartered in Bourne, MA, CDS has been providing customized applications and support services for more than 30 years. cdsreg.com 

Maritz Global Events is like no other events company.

In fact, we don’t see ourselves as an events company. We are an experience design company that does events everywhere in the world … and we do them really, really, well. An extension of your team, we’ll always have your back and bring you the best in design and innovation, based on what the data tells us. Because you are like no other. And, your success is the only benchmark to our success. 

MGM Resorts International is a global entertainment company with national and international locations featuring best-in-class hotels and casinos, state-of-the-art meetings and conference spaces, incredible live and theatrical entertainment experiences, and an extensive array of restaurant, nightlife and retail offerings. MGM Resorts creates immersive, iconic experiences through its suite of Las Vegas-inspired brands. Our portfolio encompasses 29 unique hotel and destination gaming offerings in the United States and Macau, including some of the most recognizable resort brands in the industry such as Bellagio, MGM Grand, ARIA and Park MGM. We are currently pursuing targeted expansion in Asia through the integrated resort opportunity in Japan. Through its “Focused on What Matters: Embracing Humanity and Protecting the Planet” initiative, MGM Resorts commits to creating a more sustainable future, while striving to make a bigger difference in the lives of its employees, guests, and in the communities where it operates. The global employees of MGM Resorts are proud of their company for being recognized as one of FORTUNE® Magazine’s World’s Most Admired Companies®. For more information, please visit us at www.mgmresorts.com. Please also connect with us @MGMResortsIntl on Twitter as well as Facebook and Instagram.

Since 1965, USC has been a brand name in a wide range of facilities across America. We’ve served public and private venues, such as hospitals, office buildings, hotels, airports, airlines, and stadiums. In past times of collective doubt, we have always endeavored to assist our customers as they weathered the storm and that same is true today. While other businesses are scaling back, we are in the process of ramping up our services — cleaning, security, and staffing continue to be an essential part of any industry and United Service Companies remains steadfast in our mission to support you in any way we can.

GES is a global full-service provider for the exhibitions industry. We create impactful and influential exhibitions for our clients by leveraging the right blend of hard-earned experience, fresh ideas, and deep industry knowledge along with strategic insight. GES’ “Grow Together” approach fuels growth strategies to assist clients in successfully maximizing their show-floor presence and sponsorships, while providing data-driven solutions to boost revenue. Our mission is to deliver extraordinary exhibition experiences through simple, user-friendly services and best-in-class execution.

In business since 1984, onPeak has become the leading player in the business of providing hotel accommodations for events all over the world. As part of a global network of leaders in the services industry, onPeak has the experience and technology to contribute to the complete event experience, both on and off the show floor.

Freeman is the global leader in events. Whether virtual, in-person, or hybrid, we are on a mission to redefine live for a new era. With a data-driven approach and the world’s largest network of experts, our insights are shaping exhibitions, exhibits, and events that drive audiences to action. Our integrated full-service solutions leverage a 100-year legacy in event management as well as new technologies to deliver moments that matter.

About Event Transportation Systems (ETS) 
Let Event Transportation Systems (ETS) take meeting transportation planning and execution off your plate! With more than 35 years of experience in providing customized solutions, ETS provides shuttle transportation for corporate and association conferences & conventions; group airport transfers; VIP transportation; and special event & tour transportation services.

Why Choose ETS? 
ETS employs an experienced team to navigate through the numerous details and nuances of designing and executing transportation plans that move attendees safely between venues.  ETS also provides numerous value-added benefits including detailed ridership reports that deliver evidence of accurate system design and efficiency.

How ETS Can Help Offset Costs
ETS’ sponsorship services division, Newsday Communications offers customized solutions for generating revenue via shuttle advertising to offset the cost of transportation.  Shuttle bus graphics help exhibitors promote their brands and new products.  Shuttle videos provide an effective communication channel for both organizations and sponsors to promote key messaging to a captive audience riding buses.

How ETS uses Technology to improves the Customer Experience 
In addition, ETS has developed proprietary GPS-enabled shuttle tracking technology that powers the ETS-Next-Shuttle transportation app for attendees and provides another layer of vehicle monitoring tools for the operations team.

Our mission, at Connections Housing, is to provide unmatched customer service while building long-lasting partnerships in the event management and hospitality industry.

We provide service to over 450 events each year, ranging from 10 to over 100,000 attendees, and are known for our skilled contract negotiations and round-the-clock service.

We approach housing as a collaborative partnership with our clients, their attendees, hotels and CVBs. This balance is critical to our success of building relationships with cities, hotel brands and properties as we execute “win-win” event contracting, housing and onsite management for our customers. We recognize that every client and conference is unique.

We have clear and consistent time-proven procedures for managing the housing process and we tailor those processes to meet your event’s objectives and goals.

The Venetian® Resort Las Vegas, when combined with The Venetian Convention & Expo Center, has over 2.25 million square feet of state-of-the-art exhibition and meeting facilities that can accommodate meetings, multi-media events, and trade shows of every size.

Our fully integrated resort offers convenience surrounded by amazing amenities that enhance engagement. Enjoy unparalleled culinary experiences from our Master Chef of France and his talented banquet chefs to exploring the offerings of our signature restaurants and bars. Plus, you can create innovative events with sustainability in mind. Have the best of both worlds with eco-friendly meetings and offering attendees opportunities to establish new partnerships and strengthen the ones they already have. Why’s it so easy? Because we’re built for business.

The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau is the official, accredited destination sales and marketing organization for Greater Miami and Miami Beach. A global leisure and business destination that delivers culturally rich, diverse, and innovative experiences inspiring boundless passion in visitors and residents alike.

Established in 1996 and based in Arlington, Texas, Custom Registration Inc. is a family owned & operated event registration and lead retrieval services provider. CRI’s suite of services centers around its custom-built and proprietary platform, which is heralded for its flexibility to conform to client needs, whether simple or complex. The family feel approach drives the company culture and extends into the service model that its teams bring to planning events.

Understanding companies are challenged with many different objectives for any given trade show, our focus is to provide and maintain a flexible system that meets and exceeds those objectives.  While continually enhancing our software and service packages, our staff concentrates on meeting not only the unique needs of event managers, but the changing needs of their registrants as well.  With our data entry programs, various reporting options, and database management services, Custom Registration, Inc. can offer organizers a complete service package that is one of the most comprehensive offered in the industry.

CSI Worldwide has been serving Show Organizers, Experiential Marketers, and Exhibitors since 1972.  Our General Contracting Division evolved from our deep roots as an I&D company.  We’ve been leading with empathy well before it became a thing, and customers who had become accustomed to the World Class service on a booth level, wanted to experience that same thing when they grew to having their own events.

This is because we don’t just build booths, we build relationships.

These include relationships we have cultivated with a nationwide labor force whose solutions always put the customer focus first.  CSI translated our World Class service from our I&D foundation into our GC Division by having management, supervisors, and a labor force with vested interest in our customers’ success.  We understand clearly, if you win, we win; every customer is a partner; when we earn the business of an Organizer, access to the exhibitor is a privilege, not a right.  Every exhibitor engagement is an opportunity to create solutions and make that customer feel like our only concern in the world is them.

We are so happy to see live events come back and are grateful to be able to be a TSE Gold 100 sponsor and be here with you.

What time is check-in? What should I wear? Who are the sponsors?

42Chat’s amazing EventBots answer these questions and many more, so your team can focus on more pressing needs.

As the premier text based engagement partner for businesses, 42Chat enables 2-way conversations, improved experiences, and increased productivity for events of all sizes.  Event organizers turn to us when they realize their email and apps don’t allow them to reach their customers instantly, when they struggle to find staff to quickly and accurately respond to questions, and when they want to build, own, and engage with their community year round.  Our award winning solutions drive engagement and solve your most important business problems.

For the TSE Gold 100 event, 42Chat created “Goldie”, to answer attendee questions, engage with the TSE community before, during and after the event, and keep guests safe.  Goldie is super smart, responding to millions of different questions around more than 100 event related topics, always answering instantly in a friendly and conversational tone.  Just “Ask a question, Get an answer”, and get back to enjoying the amazing event.

Interested in learning how 42Chat can help with your next event, visit us at https://42chat.com.

The Expo Group serves as architects for connecting communities through the design and management of personalized, unforgettable trade shows and events. The company helps its clients reimagine events by leveraging behavioral science to deliver customized brand experiences with valuable content, connections, and commerce. It has headquarters near Dallas with offices in Chicago, Las Vegas, Orlando and Washington D.C. For more information, visit theexpogroup.com. 

AFR Furniture Rental offers stylish, modern furniture and display rentals for corporate meetings, trade shows, conferences, and conventions nationwide. We carefully craft the details of every furniture rental experience around you, working on your terms and going the extra mile so you don’t have to.

Effortlessly enhance your trade show booths, exhibit displays, or conference venues into impactful and engaging experiences with our deep catalog featuring an unbeatable selection of quality furniture, accessories, and displays at your fingertips. Elevate your booth or event design with advanced 3D space planning, easy online ordering, and expert client support agents who are available to help you throughout the entire process.

With 45+ years of industry experience, 24 strategically located warehouses across the US, and a growing family of 700+ passionate and wildly creative teammates, AFR provides you with the highest degree of service and versatility available today. Enjoy the flexibility and peace of mind that come along with selecting an innovative, stress-free furniture rental company that exhibitors, exhibit houses, and contractors have relied on for decades. Author the moment with AFR Furniture Rental.

The leading event solution for nonprofits and commercial enterprises, Personify A2Z Events includes everything needed to manage and optimize your exposition, tradeshow or conference. Our powerful, SaaS-based tools deliver end-to-end support for event management tasks, allowing you to streamline floor plan management, event websites, online contracts, sponsorships, speaker management, reporting and more. Purpose-built and proven, maximize events and deliver experiences with A2Z Events.

Voted the Best Big City in the U.S. for the fifth year in a row by Conde Nast Traveler readers, Chicago is ready to welcome you!

We have one-of-a-kind hotels, venues, and services that can adapt perfectly to today’s needs. The city boasts one of the best food scenes in the world with a multitude of Michelin-rated and James Beard Award-winning restaurants, unbeatable arts and attractions, exciting nightlife, and miles of public green spaces as well as a sparkling lakefront and lively Riverwalk for your attendees to enjoy.

Chicago was also named “Top Metro for Corporate Investment” for the 9th year in a row by Site Selection Magazine. According to the magazine, the Chicago metro area saw an all-time record number of new and expanding corporate locations, more than any other region in the country. These surging capital investments continue to make Chicago the perfect place to plan your meeting.

Whether you’re planning a large or small meeting, Chicago has the space, culture, and people to make it eventful.

The 3e by EXPOCAD® suite of software products manages and markets events and exhibitors in the trade, corporate, consumer, fairs, and festival industries from the launch to the show’s close.  EXPOCAD technology touches virtually every show in North America and many across the globe.  EXPOCAD EDGE provides powerful new tools for linking to external software for more advanced data needs.  Microsoft Power BI, Power Automate, and SalesForce are tied directly into the EDGE data engine.  Link over 300 different software apps in hours.  General Service Contractors such as  Freeman, GES, Hargrove, The Expo Group, Fern, and many others create and manage nearly 8000 events using EXPOCAD Contractor™. From the smallest tabletops to the largest shows on 4 continents, well over $1 Billion in space is managed by EXPOCAD annually.   www.expocad.com | luv@expocad.com

Among the top three service contractors in North America, Fern provides unmatched customer service, best-in-class creativity, and innovative solutions for trade shows and events held throughout the U.S. and Canada.  With offices and personnel located from Washington DC to Washington State.  As one of North America’s top three service contractors, we serve more than 1400 trade shows and events annually, including 17 of the recent Trade Show Executive Gold 100 events.

We are an experienced partner with market insight, venue knowledge, and nationwide relationships to help you navigate any destination.  While we are one of the largest service contractors in North America, providing an experienced national presence, we are most proud of the neighborhood feel we provide our clients and their stakeholders.

Fern is dedicated to first understanding our client’s objectives, specific to each event and the broader goals of the client organization.  This attitude toward understanding and then serving extends to how we engage and serve exhibitors, sponsors, and other event participants.  As a result of our personalized approach to service, we have consistently delivered an event experience with results exceeding client expectations since 1909.

Reach us at nationalsales@fernexpo.com or call 888-621-3376

eShow Event Management Solutions delivers holistic software to develop, deliver and support your event planning needs. Producing thousands of successful trade shows, conferences, and events worldwide since 1996, we are the pioneers of event management software and know what organizers need in a platform.

eShow’s strength comes from the synergy of our vast and fluid product portfolio, creating a seamless event ecosystem to organize even the most complex event with ease. From intricate registration management, unified abstract and committee organization, versatile exhibit sales management, comprehensive conference and banquet modules and an immersive virtual event management platform, we are built for you. Our products are developed to bolster your bottom-line, achieve your educational or engagement objectives and wow your attendees.

By creating all software in-house, we manage the capabilities and success of our clients first-hand. When the industry needs to evolve, so does eShow. With white-glove support and upfront all-in-one pricing, eShow is here to produce your next event with
simplicity, transparency, and confidence.

Your success is our success. Discover the one-supplier difference.

Resorts World Las Vegas offers 250,000 square feet of indoor/outdoor, health certified and fully technology-driven meeting and event spaces. Customize private meeting spaces to fit the flow of any occasion. Create dynamic experiences when you choose from 50 multi-functional, state-of-the-art meeting rooms, five banquet halls and an expansive rooftop terrace with stunning Strip views.

Accommodations 
Resorts World Las Vegas provides the largest collection of branded Hilton experiences in the world. The Hilton, Conrad and Crockfords properties boast 3,500 rooms blending technology and luxury to deliver unprecedented levels of comfort and service with value and variety at the forefront.

Dining Food 
With more than 40 food and beverage experiences to explore, Resorts World Las Vegas offers more globally inspired dishes than any other destination on the Strip. From casual market fare to fine dining, we’ve got your cravings covered.

Technology 
Resorts World Las Vegas offers technology and innovation to showcase your brand, engage your attendees, and enhance your meeting. Our space is built using the latest sound dampening and secure space technology, fully integrated LED signage, and dynamic wayfinding that will allow for streamlined attendee flow from elevator to meeting rooms.

Founded in 1995, Expo Convention Contractors, Inc. (EXPO) is a full-service General Contractor for Tradeshows, Exhibitions, Conventions, Meetings and Events, headquartered in our 175,000 square-foot facility in Miami, Florida, with offices in California and South America.  EXPO is a family-owned and operated business with over 80 employees. Our extensive in-house capabilities include floorplan development, custom exhibit design and fabrication, exhibit and event rentals, graphic design and printing, material handling, logistics, transportation and personalized exhibitor services with an online ordering platform.  With 25 years of experience, EXPO prides ourselves on an exceptional reputation, consistent dependability, fair pricing and proven commitment to unparalleled customer service.  We approach each project with flawless execution and fine attention to detail.

EXPO co-creates with nearly 400 clients a year on projects across the nation ranging in size, scope and budget.  EXPO’s clientele includes some of the largest and most well-known firms in America, as well as servicing small and medium-sized businesses, tradeshow and event organizations, associations and educational groups –all of which share an appreciation for the expertise that EXPO guarantees.

CNTV is a full-service media company with a focus on the exhibitions and events industry. Founded in 2007, their award-winning team of producers, videographers, editors, and marketing experts have been creating content for associations and independent trade show organizers for more than a decade.

Our award-winning video production and flexible, end-to-end marketing services are built, tested, and perfected with years of industry experience.

MCI USA is a global marketing and engagement agency that creates human-centric solutions that engage and bring people together while helping to solve our clients’ key challenges and shape their tomorrow. MCI’s innovative solutions deliver future-proof strategies and services that keep your organization thrive in the digital age.

Live and Virtual events  
Your brand experiences, events, and meetings created in live and digital realms. We discover how to develop and communicate your messaging across various platforms.

Strategic and Digital communications  
Your communications designed with human insights that help you lead your audience across your content, image, and MarTech.

Consulting and Community Solutions 
Your global strategy and business model transformed. We expertly manage your assets and grow your revenue with relevant educational and sponsorship strategies.

We are MCI USA!

Thank you for your interest in Oscar & Associates, the nation’s leading provider of photography to the trade show, conference and events industry.

We believe that photography is a collaborative effort, and we look forward to working together with our clients to create the most effective and interesting visual content for them and their members.

We believe that when we help grow our client’s business, they will be able to do good for their team and communities. We know firsthand that when we help grow our client’s business, we can do good for our team and our community.

Oscar & Associates never stops innovating, streamlining and improving on the services we provide our clients. We are focused on what’s right and what more can we do. We will never be perfect, but we never stop trying to get there.

We greatly appreciate the opportunity to listen to your goals and objectives for photography and to share our ideas and approach to all interested associations, organizations and individuals. Thank you.

Berkery Noyes is an independent investment bank focused on mergers and acquisitions advisory, debt and equity financing, and valuation services for a wide range of companies throughout the information industry. Our senior investment bankers, by focusing on transactions within specific vertical markets, bring deep knowledge to every assignment. The firm has extensive experience working on behalf of the Trade show, Media and Events space. David Loechner is a Managing Director at Berkery Noyes with nearly four decades of experience in the trade show and events industry. He has held executive management, board positions, and senior leadership roles throughout his career and brings extensive operational, capital markets, and M&A experience. David most recently served as Founder and CEO of DLJ Events, a media, and events advisory and management firm. Prior to this, he was the long time CEO and President of Emerald and its predecessor companies Nielson Expositions, VNU Expositions and Miller Freeman, inc.

Grimes, McGovern & Associates (GMA) was formed in 2018 by the acquisition of the Global Media & Events group from W.B. Grimes & Company by CEO & Owner John McGovern. GMA is a global independent M&A Advisory firm and one of the most active in the world in tradeshow and event acquisitions. The GMA team has worked on the following transactions: MJ Biz to Emerald Exposition, The Running Event Tradeshow to Diversified Comm, Stormcon to Endeavor Business Media, The Lab Institute Event to LabX, UK-based Vinelake LTD’s IOT Event Platform to Cambridge Innovation Institute, Creative Age’s Nails Tradeshows to Allured Business Media, UK-based SMI Group’s Defense/Pharma Event Business to SAE International and Ultima Media Auto Events business in 10 countries including China, Russia, India and Brazil to Suddeutcher VMI.

Headquartered in New York City, with offices in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and South America, GMA is currently representing event businesses in Tech/Miami, CPG, DE&I, Energy, and Hospitality sectors.